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The world was built by people not different from you. We interview founders, operators and engineers, to show you they're just like you. Hosted by Ilir Aliu.

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Dr. Jiafei Duan is a Presidential Young Professor at the ⁨National University of Singapore (NUS), Director of the MAGIC Lab (Manipulation and General Intelligence Control), and Research Scientist at A*STAR.

Formerly a researcher at UW and the Allen ... more

My conversation with Prof. Dr. Majid Khadiv, Head of the ATARI LAB (Applied and Theoretical Aspects of Robot Intelligence) and Assistant Professor at TUM (the Technical University of Munich).

The ATARI Lab focuses on AI planning in dynamic environme... more

Andrew Kang is the Co-Founder and CEO of ⁨RoboStrategy⁩ and Managing Partner of Mechanism Capital.

RoboStrategy already holds concentrated positions in industry-defining companies including ⁨Figure AI, ⁨Apptronik, ⁨Standard Bots⁩, and Dyna Robotics.... more

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Eliot Horowitz is the Founder and CEO of Viam and Co-Founder of MongoDB.

Viam is building the universal software platform to bridge the gap between AI and physical hardware, running everything from automated boat-sanding systems to AI sonar fleet o... more

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Recent Guests

Majid Khadiv
Assistant Professor at TU Munich, robotics researcher
Technische Universität München (TU Munich)
Episode: Ep 102 | Why Humanoids Won’t Be in Our Homes Anytime Soon (w/ Majid Khadiv)
Andrew Kang
CEO of RoboStrategy, investor in robotics and AI
RoboStrategy
Episode: Ep 101 | Investing $19M in Humanoids with Zero Robotics Experience (w/ Andrew Kang, RoboStrategy)
Eliot Horowitz
Co-founder and technologist talking about his journey from MongoDB to robotics
Viam
Episode: Ep 101 | Why I Bought a $25k Robot Arm for My New York Apartment (w/ Elliot Horowitz, Viam)
Evan Beard
Co-founder and CEO of Standard Bots, a robotics company
Standard Bots
Episode: Ep 100 | You Need To Be 10x Better (w/ Evan Beard)
Grace Brown
Founder and CEO at Andromeda Robotics, building Abby, a social companion robot for nursing homes.
Andromeda Robotics
Episode: Ep 99 | You Can’t Be What You Can’t See (w/ Grace Brown)
Steve Xie
Founder and CEO of Lightwheel, a simulation provider focused on robotics and AI.
Lightwheel
Episode: Ep 96 | Talent Didn’t Save Me, Consistency Did (w/ Steve Xie)
Animesh Garg
Robotics researcher and educator
Episode: Ep 95 | The Hard Part Is Not Training Robots. It Is Making Them Generalize (w/ Animesh Garg)
Marco Huber
Professor at the University of Stuttgart and Scientific Director at Fraunhofer IPA
University of Stuttgart, Fraunhofer IPA
Episode: Ep 94 | What Made Us Strong Is Now Holding Us Back (w/ Marco Huber)
Stefan Dörr-Laukien
Co-founder and CEO of NODE Robotics
NODE Robotics
Episode: Ep 93 | Scaling Is Harder Than Building The First Robot (w/ Stefan Dörr-Laukien)

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Ilir Aliu
Host of Building Deep Tech

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Ep 101 | Why I Bought a $25k Robot Arm for My New York Apartment (w/ Elliot Horowitz, Viam)
Q: What role do education and deployment play in adoption?
Education and end-to-end support became crucial, with the team going beyond demos to help customers deploy complete solutions and teaching them how to operate and maintain robots in production environments.
Ep 101 | Why I Bought a $25k Robot Arm for My New York Apartment (w/ Elliot Horowitz, Viam)
Q: What were the early user-facing milestones that validated the platform?
Early milestones centered on getting engineers to build usable robots through hackathons and community meetups, then moving to real deployments where customers' production needs were being met, such as sanding boats and other manufacturing tasks, demonstrating the platform's practicality and impact.
Ep 101 | Why I Bought a $25k Robot Arm for My New York Apartment (w/ Elliot Horowitz, Viam)
Q: How did you transition from MongoDB to building a robotics platform?
The guest explains that the drive came from wanting to help engineers move faster and make robots usable and deployable at scale, not just to create a feature-rich product. The emphasis shifted from product perfection to outcomes and real user success, which guided early decisions to focus on a platform that unifies hardware and software across form factors.
Ep 99 | You Can’t Be What You Can’t See (w/ Grace Brown)
Q: What influenced your decision to become an entrepreneur?
I wanted to build Abby quickly and at a large scale.
Ep 99 | You Can’t Be What You Can’t See (w/ Grace Brown)
Q: How did you frame it?
You can't be what you can't see.

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What is 22Astronauts about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This show centers on deep-tech founders, engineers, and operators who are building in robotics, AI, autonomy, and advanced manufacturing. Episodes commonly explore startup journeys, technical challenges, market fit, funding, and real-world deployments of robotics and AI. Guests range from hardware-first founders to researchers and executives at AI-driven manufacturing companies, often sharing lessons on prototyping, scaling, and navigating regulatory or market hurdles. A notable thread across episodes is the emphasis on practical impact: how technology translates to real tasks, from industrial automation to healthcare and autonomous systems. The tone tends to be candid and educational, with a focus on hands-on experience, grit, and the nuan... more

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